RN Assistant Director of Nursing

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Recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity. Offering $2500 Sign‑on Bonus!! Join our vibrant, resident‑centered CCRC community in beautiful Houston, where your leadership will directly shape compassionate, high‑quality care across all levels of living. As ADON, Assistant Director of Nursing, you’ll be part of a supportive team that values innovation, collaboration, and a deep commitment to seniors.

This is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a city known for its culture, creativity, and charm. If you’re ready to lead with heart and purpose, we’d love to meet you.

Make Lives Better, Including Your Own. If you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self, join us! You’ll earn more than a paycheck; opportunities for professional development and ongoing wellness programs. A full suite of health insurance, life insurance and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status.

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Associate assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Referral program
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
• Optional voluntary benefits including  protection and pet insurance

• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Company provided life insurance
• Adoption benefit
• Disability (short and long term)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Optional life and dependent life insurance
• Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan
• Tuition reimbursement

• Assists the Director, Clinical Services in planning, organizing, developing and directing the day‑to‑day operations of the Clinical Services department in accordance with current federal, state and local standards.
• Assesses comprehensive nursing needs of each resident using acceptable long‑term care assessment software tools and according to state and federal time frames.
• Coordinates care plans for each resident and oversees the day‑to‑day care to ensure plans are followed.
• Works with other team members to establish appropriate level of care in accordance with Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement levels.
• Assists in ensuring comprehensive and accurate documentation by nursing service/direct personnel.
• Monitors and manages Clinical Systems, programs, and processes as assigned by the Director, Clinical Services.
• Monitors community Quality Indicators and survey reports and provides recommendations for Success Planning, including scheduling in‑service training classes.
• Plans, implements, evaluates, and directs the facility’s Infection Prevention and Control Program.
• Applies scientific principles and methods in conducting surveillance, using approved definitions of infection and standard methodologies.
• Plans and conducts educational programs based on prevention, trends, and outcomes.
• Prepares reports and presentations for the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Committee, including Antibiotic Stewardship activities.
• Investigates and reports outbreaks of infection and implements infection prevention interventions.
• Assists in implementation of policy and procedures to support optimal associate compliance, infection prevention and resident safety in adherence to OSHA regulations and infection control standards.
• Develops and implements a Clinical Services organizational structure and determines staffing needs; recruits, selects and orients nursing/direct care personnel.
• Leads programs for staff development, develops work assignments, schedules duty hours, and delegates authority to supervisory/lead staff.
• Reviews complaints and grievances and reports and investigates allegations of abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
• Assists with the coordination of ancillary services.
• Collects, coordinates and submits MDS data to the state.
• Monitors medication and treatment schedules; works with attending physicians; provides direct care when required.
• Participates in maintaining the policy and…